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Friday's $1 billion Mega Millions numbers

The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions prize has hit $1 billion and thousands of people are lining up to buy tickets (Oct 19)
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A woman holds Mega Millions lottery tickets she just bought from a machine in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 2018. Mega Millions, a 44-state lottery, has a record jackpot of nearly one billion.(Photo: Michael Reynolds, EPA)

The winning numbers for Friday night's highly-anticipated Mega Millions drawing were 65, 53, 23, 15 and 70, with a Mega Ball of 7.

The jackpot up for grabs was a record-setting $1 billion, the largest-ever prize for the game.

The total is the second-largest jackpot for any game in U.S. history behind the January 2016 Powerball that reached $1.58 million. That money was split three ways with winners in California, Tennessee, and Florida.